GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| arid | excessively dry |
| irate | roused to ire |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |